There are quite literally ZERO gun toting lasses in the book. I highly doubt the author authorized this cover art.

Most readers have rather fond memories of Robert Louis Stevenson. They come mostly from the classic work "Treasure Island". Probably most of us were exposed to it in the form of the classic Disney live action movie or the sci-fi remake. What many don't know is that good old Stevenson could get quite dark. His work, "The Ebb-Tide for instance is saturated with physical and moral decay from page one to the end. There are scenes that would earn this a hard R rating in any movie format. There is of course a moral of sorts at the end, if you squint a bit. But like Hemingway and London the old master had a dark side that came out in his works. This is not something that I would suggest for children or young teens but for mature readers it offered a shiver inducing look at the evil that is associated with weakness rather than the evil that is associated with strength.